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21
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Description
Come and help us with visitors to our island and preparing our camping pods, caravans and bunkhouse accommodation.
We need assistance with cleaning and laundry from the 10th of September for around 3 weeks.
We pay the National Living Wage for all hours worked.
This is a great opportunity to come and experience living on our island and getting to know our community.
If you are interested in this - please contact me and let me know what your skills, qualities and experience are. Let me know if you have any questions too!!
We are a small island but always really busy - lots of varied work so you never get bored - and we have fun too!Types of help and learning opportunities
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainablity goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
This also gives you the opportunity to spend some time on our lovely island of Canna and be part of the community here.
We are used to visitors and we just want people to come, enjoy our island and have a very positive experience of being here.
On Canna there is a population of 17 people and my family are from this island.
The nearest point on the mainland is Mallaig where you get the ferry from and the nearest town is Fort William.
There is a small cafe/bar in the summer and a community shop and we have a great harbour with lots of visiting boats and yachts. Canna is a great place for wildlife, birdwatching, fishing, kayaking.Host offers payment in line with the minimum wage
This host offers accommodation and payment.
Host has indicated that they will pay at least the minimum hourly wage of their country for each hour worked and that accommodation will also be provided. They are asking for help with a business or business activity. Contact the host directly via the site messenger for more information and details about the wage provided. Any arrangements should be agreed in advance with your host.
Help
Cleaning to a very high standard
Laundry: washing , ironing and organising bedding for guests
Recycling
Cleaning the campsite toilets and cookshackLanguages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
Accommodation is provided in a modern 3 bedroom house shared with up to 2 other seasonal staff
What else ...
The little island has lots of wildlife and has loads of archeology, culture and local heritage. Workawayers can also spend time fishing,kayaking or just walking and relaxing.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have really good internet connection
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
5 hours a day, 5 days a week - we can arrange days off to suit everyone/workload
Feedback (16)
My experience on Canna was extraordinary. The island is extremely amazing and although getting there was quite challenging for me, I would never change it for anything else.
Sometimes the work was quite hard, but nothing that a person couldn’t have handled. I usually worked in garden though which was such a pleasure! Accommodation had… read more
The island is a real paradise and so are the people living there. After our time there we felt like a part of the community.
Yes, the work was quite hard some days but nothing we couldn’t handle (working with the spade, the sickle).… read more
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My experience on Canna was extraordinary. The island is extremely amazing and although getting there was quite challenging for me, I would never change it for anything else.
Sometimes the work was quite hard, but nothing that a person couldn’t have handled. I usually worked in garden though which was such a pleasure! Accommodation had… read more
The island is a real paradise and so are the people living there. After our time there we felt like a part of the community.
Yes, the work was quite hard some days but nothing we couldn’t handle (working with the spade, the sickle).… read more
We agreed this and arranged the work to be done up to the Wednesday. I then received news that Lana would now leave on the Monday - creating a real problem for our business and customers. Lana did not communicate with me about this. She needs… read more
Isebail has some great projects going on that myself and another wonderful… read more
Anne also… read more
The work in the garden was a lot of fun (we felt… read more